Difference (Oxygen XML API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

DifferenceParent
```
@API(type=NOT_EXTENDABLE,
     src=PUBLIC)
public interface Difference
```
Represents a difference generated by the diff performer. It holds information regarding the right and left intervals start and end offsets.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getLeftIntervalEnd()`	Get the difference left interval end offset.
`int`	`getLeftIntervalStart()`	Get the difference left interval start offset.
`int`	`getRightIntervalEnd()`	Get the difference right interval end offset.
`int`	`getRightIntervalStart()`	Get the difference right interval start offset.
`DifferenceType`	`getType()`

- Method Detail
  - getLeftIntervalStart
```
int getLeftIntervalStart()
```
    Get the difference left interval start offset.
    0 <= leftIntervalStart < left resource content length
    
    Returns:
    
    Left interval start offset.
  - getLeftIntervalEnd
```
int getLeftIntervalEnd()
```
    Get the difference left interval end offset.
    0 <= leftIntervalEnd < left resource content length
    
    Returns:
    
    Left interval end offset.
  - getRightIntervalStart
```
int getRightIntervalStart()
```
    Get the difference right interval start offset.
    0 <= rightIntervalStart < right resource content length
    
    Returns:
    
    Right interval start offset.
  - getRightIntervalEnd
```
int getRightIntervalEnd()
```
    Get the difference right interval end offset.
    0 <= rightIntervalEnd < right resource content length
    
    Returns:
    
    Right interval end offset.
  - getType
```
DifferenceType getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    The type of the difference.
    
    Since:
    
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